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- Fulton County is home to the cities of Gloversville and Johnstown; the villages of Broadalbin, Mayfield and Northville; and the towns of Bleecker, Caroga, Ephratah, Northampton, Oppenheim, Perth and Stratford.
- Rose Knox (1857-1947) was a Fulton County native and helped build Knox Gelatin Co. into the largest gelatin distribution company in the U.S.
- Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815-1902) hailed from Fulton County and was a pioneer of women’s rights and a leader in the women’s suffrage movement.
- Agriculture is important in Fulton County, with nearly 200 farms producing dairy, fruit, grain and livestock.
- Fulton County is the southern gateway to Adirondack Park. Three of the four state highways leading into the park pass through the county.
- Both the Gloversville and Johnstown public libraries are Carnegie libraries.
- The Glove Theatre has been providing hand-clapping entertainment to Fulton County audiences ever since 1914.
- A world-record northern pike was caught in Fulton County, weighing in at 46 pounds, 2 ounces.
- Johnstown is home to a Historic Quadrangle that includes 14 homes dating back to the 1760s.
- There are five public access beaches in Fulton County.
